Lamentations 3:16

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He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in ashes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:17 : 17 Food gained by deceit is sweet to a person, but afterward their mouth is full of gravel.
  • Jer 6:26 : 26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn as for an only son, with bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
  • Ps 3:7 : 7 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
  • Ps 58:6 : 6 It does not heed the voice of charmers, however skillful the enchanter may be.
  • Ps 102:9 : 9 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
  • Job 2:8 : 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
  • Job 4:10 : 10 The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered.
  • Jonah 3:6 : 6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
  • Matt 7:9 : 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  • Luke 11:11 : 11 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a piece of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

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